Twisting the truth on bailouts and banks
I accept Z. Dwight Billingsly’s opinion pieces as being heavily slanted to the right. What is troubling is his use of distortion and erroneous claims to support his opinions. “Goldman Bunuses” is a case in point. He implies that the…
About as un-American as you can get
Dude, where’s my accountability?
Months after taking billions in taxpayer funded bailout monies, a number of banks, and their mortgage servicing subsidiaries are still refusing to help homeowners save their houses for foreclosure. As we continue to read about massive bonuses and other wasteful…
A memo to the president: Stand for something
First, let me establish the fact that I respect the office of the President. I respect you as a person and the model you provide for families and fathers. I do suspect; however, based on your…
No sympathy for car dealers
Politicians are not business experts
It begins. In exchange for bailout money, the federal government foolishly demanded 60% ownership of GM, which automatically gives Congress and the President the expertise to run car companies. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Rockefeller said, “I honestly don’t believe…
Free enterprise is in danger in the United States
Our free enterprise, capitalistic economic system is headed down a slippery slope now that the federal government has become involved in part ownership in both the banking and auto manufacturing business. The danger of ”creeping socialism” is rearing its ugly head. What industry that…
No bailout for California
Although the California tea-party story was not even covered by the Post-Dispatch, it was a major story in the mainstream media and will continue to be for some time. I know I am not as smart as tax-cheat Tim Geither…
On Memorial Day 2009, wondering about Memorial Day 2010
As we prepare to observe Memorial Day 2009, I cannot help but wonder what the United States will be like next Memorial Day. Will we have a memorial for the country as we once knew it?
The president wants to treat…

